Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

Grammar Based vs. Natural Language Learning, Part 1

May 9, 2010 by  
Filed under Language

Steve Kaufmann, CEO and founder of LingQ.com and author of The Way of The Linguist, A Language Learning Odyssey, debates with Robyn Matthews, author of Language Logic on how best to learn languages at Sophia Bookstore, Vancouver.

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7 Responses to “Grammar Based vs. Natural Language Learning, Part 1”
  1. teddythefrency says:

    When I learned English, German and Spanish at the High School it was so , but so boring.
    Thanks a lot for your excellent explanations.
    Thank you, Merci, Danke, Gracias, Obrigado Grazie,Xie-Xie…

  2. zimmermann10 says:

    who is the brazilian?Someone can spell the name of the brazilian teacher?

  3. wuerges says:

    It is Rubem Alves.

  4. zimmermann10 says:

    thanks so much!

  5. ryan50500 says:

    Steve, you and your videos are inspirational!

  6. findmads says:

    Yeah , I didn“t pick up on the brasillian teacher either. . .

  7. Cosmored says:

    I found some good teaching material.

    Google “Ferd’nand”. These are comics without words. First I have the students describe what’s happening and practice structures such as the subjunctive. Then I have them role play the situation. The result has been very good.